kidnapping

A Weedsport woman is okay after being kidnapped at knifepoint.

State police say a western New York man faked his own abduction and robbery because he was short of cash owed in a Super Bowl pool.

For nearly three months, prosecutors say, 13-year-old Jayme Closs was forced to hide in a 2½-foot space beneath her kidnapper's bed, going without food, water or a bathroom for hours, too terrified to flee from a man she knew had fatally shot both of her parents.

An ex-convict accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old Rochester girl earlier this week and taking her to New York City has been arrested on sexual abuse and other charges.

A Virginia businessman convicted of helping in a parental kidnapping is asking the nation's highest court to suspend the start of his prison term while he appeals.

Police have arrested a 23-year-old man who allegedly kidnapping an ex-girlfriend and keeping her locked in his home for three days.

Authorities say a report of a woman's kidnapping has led to the biggest cocaine bust in the Syracuse area's history.

Police in Syracuse say a 37-year-old man repeatedly beat and raped a woman while holding her captive in his apartment for more than a week.

A Connecticut man who tried to abduct a national champion cross-country runner outside her upstate New York high school in 2005 will remain in custody after his prison term expires.

The cousin of a man charged with trying to kidnap a 1-year-old girl from a Massachusetts laundromat says the suspect has mental health issues and is not a danger to anyone.